CSE 719:  Computational Theories of Consciousness, Fall 2009

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Floridi (2005) quotes (for bib info, see online bibliography)
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"...had I taken the dumbing tablet I would not have been able to report
orally my state of ignorance about my dumb/non-dumb state, but I have
been [able to do that] and I know that I have been [able to do that,
because] I have heard myself speaking and saw the guard reacting to my
speaking, but this (my oral report) is possible only if I did not take
the dumbing tablet [I.E., MY REPORT *IS* POSSIBLE; THEREFORE, I DID NOT
TAKE THE DUMBING TABLET], so now I know tht I am in a non-dumb state,
hence I know that I have not taken the dumbing tablet, and I know that I
know all this, that is, I know that my previous state of ignorance has
now been erased, so I can revise my statement and reply, correctly, in
which state I am, which is a state of not having taken the dumbing
table, of knowing that I haven't, and--by going through this whole
process and passing the test--of knowing how I know both that I haven't
and that I know that I haven't". (pp. 432-433.)